my LIPS team!

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#Etude House Code B Firming Lipstick OR201
#Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm (Energizing Orange)
#Tony Moly Petite Bunny Gloss Bar
#Sassy Chap Ice Cherry Lip Balm
#Etude House Look at my Lips
#Etude House Dear Darling Tint #02

the power of Ipod touch camera

two butterflies. i think they're transferring... yea know!

the sky on a Friday morning. (edited via Instagram)

Nothing, just photos of my eyes

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Hello Stranger 2010 Thailand movie review

Hello Stranger (Kuan Meun Ho) is yet another Thailand movie starring Chunthawit Thanasewiand and Nuengthida Sophon. 98% was shot in Korea where the two characters had a tour. of course. hehehe

This one 's fun and lovely romantic movie that I really had to write a review about it!! Omg. Thumbs up to the scriptwriter and director! :)) - Lines are not so predictable and scenes were really... omo, how to describe it?

The actors really did a great portrayal of lovely characters. You wont expect awkward scenarios. As in. I admire the personality of the leading man here. Omo.. I cant find the right words to describe further so that's it! Oh wait, Let me add that his looks is similar with  Poo Chai (Korea's City Hunter) especially when he smile which is highlighted especially when he jokes around :)). The woman's (yea, their names were not revealed in the movie till the end! Spoiler! hihihi!) chubby pretty face fits her character well! 

Their acting is 10 out of 10! Best part was the conflict part in the car where the woman suddenly became sarcastic after getting an answer she didnt expect to get (yea know this girls, we are like this) - saying nothing, but the truth is, there is 'something' (man's script) while the man tries to figure out what is in the woman's mind (yea know this guys, this is reality). She wasnt OA at all. The actress portrayed it exactly how should it be. Finally the man says sorry and all not knowing exactly for what. Then ...... ok enough!

and yea, if you may want to know, I compare this movie non-cheesy compared to others. ahihihih.

My favorite line was "Can I hug you again?".. woahahah. ok, so much for the spoilers! :))

Asian movies never fail to touch our romantic part in our hearts. 

PS. Just be ready for the 'bitin' ending. We're used to that.

Watch it!

☺☺☺☺☺

And yea, here's the official trailer that shows almost all the highlight scenes. :)

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*video and photo not my own. Credits to the rightful owners. n_n

I call it DREAM before.

Ive always wanted to sing. When I was asked, "What is your favorite thing to do?", automatically, my mind and my heart shouted, "SING!".

Oh yeah, God placed this in my heart since I was young and I am not aware of it. (Like, why does some kids do not take interest?)

Anyway, just four years ago, I came across this girl in youtube singing and I was, WOW,  she has very nice vocals (talk about her beauty too). I started to listen to her performances with her group. 

You see, my only desire then is to sing on stage wearing heels. I was so inspired by how Hebe started having only that desire on her heart.

I have always thought that my dream was impossible. Still I practice a lot because I just love to do so.

but *Sigh. This so called wild dream never left my heart. If I may look back, Ive cried a lot of times because I was so frustrated and hopeless. Ive always prayed, "Lord, if this is not for me, please completely remove the desire in my heart to stop me from hurting!". I half hearted uttered this and deep in me, is shouting loudly, "I am gonna be a singer. And inspire people too."

I hope I am about to fulfill that purpose now. ☺ So what is the catch in my story?

If I audition in a TW company (like what ive planned those days). I am only fulfilling a dream for myself. Am I gonna be happy? Yes, for awhile maybe. But life is not about living for myself alone. True joy is not achieving your own self desire. 

I learned that God gave us certain and unique talents and skills to serve Him and His people. Our talents and skills is very relevant to our purpose in this life.
I know you have heard a lot about this, but let me say again, "LIFE is all about fulfilling the purpose our Creator has for us." - and that is to worship and live for Him- make Him FAMOUS!

I lead a school project. I became a software programmer. I left my dream. Ive been a Christian for years then but one day, I woke up and I just feel like I desire to work more! God impressed to me through a youtube music video: ♫ "Habang buhay kakanta para sayo" ("Forever, I will sing for you") ♫. "Sing for Me", God said. My dream fired up again, and this time ..

I auditioned for our Music Team, trained for many Saturdays and now, Ive stood up on stage and worshipped lead with our team for about 5 times now. Funny how I did not realize all these time. And just last Sunday, as I was getting ready and putting my heels on, on a corner and it suddenly came to me. "Hey, I dreamed for this!" Everytime I will sing, I will always remember and my heart would pour out praises to the One who created and fulfilled this dream. :)

God is real. He knows our desires. He is faithful. He is the one who places dreams in our hearts. Sigh* what more can I say? He so loves me! I know HE is inlove with you too! So hey do not give up! God is watching and He has a greater plan more than we could fathom! 

Do you have a, what you think a wild dream? You have that for a purpose. Pray for it consistently. BE unshakeable! ♥♥♥

Matthew 6:33-  But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 

 

Hebe

Today is Hebe's birthday. ☺ She is one of the persons who inspired me to live my passion to sing.  Hebe 's the lead vocalist of a Taiwanese trio, SHE. She has unique vocals and has a range of vocal styles.

Her passion and gone-throughs stories lit up something within me to use what God has given. I even desired then to go to Taiwan and audition to become a singer! hahahaha. But now, God wanted me to do more than that. Today, I am one of the vocalists of the Music Ministry in our Church. :)

drawn few years ago

Today, for the nth time, I thanked God for Hebe.  She has been part of my dream; A dream God has placed in my heart to serve Him and make Him famous!

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Just some stuff I love to do ♥

with my close buddies - arianne and jes :D

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woah! its 6pm wen i left the office. The sky ‘stil dis light! :) kewl! summer is here!

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Reading data from MS Excel sheets without using the ODBC Command (C#)

Owrytee, for months, I have been googling this statement and all I got are also problems unsolved. Only my software development trainor had the exact solution I am looking for. n_n
I am blogging this stuff to help people like me who has the same frustration. hihihihi :D

using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;

object m = Type.Missing;

Excel.Application ExcelApp = new Excel.Application();

Excel.Workbook ImportWorkBook = ExcelApp.Workbooks.Open(“C://Names.xsls”, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m, m); -----> first parameter here is the location of the Excel file. You can change this to the OpenFileDialog.FileName if you are using one.

Excel.WorkSheet ImportWorkSheet = (Excel.Worksheet) ImportWorkBook.Sheets[1]; --->; “1” here is the sheet number (Sheet1, Sheet2, ….)

Excel.Range SheetRange= ImportWorkSheet.UsedRange; --> .UsedRange indicates the rows that contains data

Int32 rowCount = SheetRange.Rows.Count;
Int32 i = 1;

While(i< rowCount)

{ 
     ImportWorkSheet.get_Range("A" + i.ToString(), "A" + i.ToString()).Value2.ToString();

---->; reading the Excel cell value (.getRange("A1", "A1"))

i++;

}

I don’t advise that you copy-paste-run this stuff. Analyzing it will do. n_n
And yes, dont forget to close  your .Close and .ReleaseCOMObject() after everything. owrytee? :)

So that's it. No complicated stuff right? 
All credits to my software development trainor. :)

If you have clarifications you can leave comments below.

God bless yea! Happy programming!

Review: Etude House Collagen Moistfull First Essence

Owryteee! Ive been using this product for three weeks before writing this review. What I needed was no.1: a moisturizer to put before face powder; 2: tighten the visible pores on my face.

I cannot find concrete reviews on this product but I am decided to have one from Etude House Collagen Moistfull line. I was convinced to purchase the Collagen Moistfull Cream because I have no idea what the Balm, Primer, First Essence, and the rest do. Hehehhe.

So how did I end up choosing First Essence? The Etude House Lady told me that this product has the most percentage of collagen (very well known to tighten skin and improve its elasticity) compared to the other products. It contains 90% hydrolyzed collagen. Cool! It gets absorbed in the skin quickly compared to creams/foundations  because it is in liquid form. It costs 700+ in peso.

Well, I use it every morning and sometimes at night before going to bed.

Smell is feminine and not too strong. I feel that it contains more natural ingr and not superb chemicals. It does not have any harsh effects on my face skin. Rather, I feel it's tighter and more supple.

I give it a 10/10 grade! I'll try the MC BB Cream next!
God bless Fiore Etude House' chemists :)